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RECORD NUMBER: 12 OF 17| Main Title | Economics of waste | |||||||||||
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| Author | Porter, Richard C. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Resources for the Future, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2002 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 48508077 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 1891853422 (lib. bdg.) 1891853430 (pbk.) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Refuse and refuse disposal--Economic aspects--United States ; Factory and trade waste--Economic aspects--United States ; Recycling (Waste, etc)--Economic aspects--United States ; Pollution--United States--Costs | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xii, 301 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-292) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Economics and waste : an introduction -- pt. 1. Solid waste creation, collection, and disposal. Business waste -- Household waste collection -- Solid waste landfills -- Incineration of solid waste -- Illegal disposal and litter -- Exporting and importing waste -- pt. 2. Recycling solid waste products. Market failure in recycling -- Economics of recycling -- Policies for recycling -- Logistics of recycling -- Markets for recycling -- Yard waste and composting -- pt. 3. Special waste categories. Hazardous waste -- Superfund -- Radioactive waste -- pt. 4. Final thoughts. What have we learned? |